Maui sewer user fees now in effect; increase average of 2% in FY 2025

The County of Maui Department of Environmental Management Wastewater Reclamation Division is reminding customers that sewer user fees have increased by an average of 2% for Fiscal Year 2025, which started on July 1. The rate increase was approved by the County Council to ensure that the County of Maui’s wastewater system is financially self-supporting.

In accordance with the Maui County Code, sewer user fees are structured so that each customer class pays its equitable share of operations, maintenance and repair of the wastewater infrastructure.

The $63.4 million in estimated revenue from sewer user fees in the FY 2024 Council Adopted Budget represents an increase of $1.8 million or 2.9% from FY 2023 Adopted Budget. The projected increase in sewer user fees’ revenue is primarily due to a two percent rate increase. Sewer user fees comprise approximately 76.8% of total Sewer Fund revenue and 6.3% of the total County Funds revenue contained in the FY 2024 Council Adopted Budget.

More information on the increase of sewer user rates and copies of budget documents and ordinances are available at: https://www.mauicounty.gov/139/Budget-Office.